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Content Highlights

1 Rabbi’s Monthly Word

2 Letter from the Presidents

2 From the Executive Director

3 News from School

4 Contributions

6 Social Action/Caring

11 Path of Peace

14 Development

16 Oneg Sponsors

17 Candle Lighting Times

18 Calendar Highlights

19 Who’s Who

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Rabbi Doug Heifetz Cantor Charlie Bernhardt

Executive Director Barry Nove Religious School Director Renee Richards

Volume 50 No. 2

October 2016/5776

Oseh Shalom’s Monthly Newsletter

The Shalom

Rabbi Heifetz’s Monthly Word

Dear Hevre, I hope you've had a wonderful start to the fall season. By now you’ve most likely heard news of my decision to move on to new pursuits. July 2017 will be my last month as the Rabbi of Oseh Shalom, at the end of eleven years with our syna-gogue. I arrived at the decision with much difficulty, because I deeply value my connection to our community and the many individuals involved. However, I’m also eager to nurture and pursue a couple of side projects, which represent passion-ate and growing commitments. After I officially step down, I’ll be happy to con-nect socially with anyone from Oseh Sha-

lom who wishes to keep in touch. In the meantime, I particularly want to savor this next year with Oseh Shalom. After the High Holidays, I’m especially looking forward to the eight-day festival of Sukkot. Sukkot, which begins on the evening of Oc-tober 16th, is perhaps the most festive of all Jewish holidays. Oseh Shalom's Sukkah Hop—this year on Saturday Oct 22nd and Sun-day Oct 23rd—always brings one of the great highlights of our commu-nity calendar. The congregation invites all members' households to visit other households at their sukkahs on that day. The gatherings allow Oseh Shalom families to get to know one another better away from the synagogue, to share their homes, some refreshments and (most often) the good fall weather. By Rosh Hashanah, members usually receive a list of the Sukkah Hop homes open for visits. Additional copies are avail-able from the synagogue office and online. Please consider visiting at least one Sukkah open house from the list!! Please note that some hosts request RSVPs. In addition to our Sukkah Hop, you can find a rich variety of meanings and pleasures in the tradition of building a sukkah, spending time in it, sharing meals there, and perhaps even sleeping there. Our Torah (Leviticus 23:43) connects the custom of building holiday huts to a com-memoration of the “sukkot” that sheltered our ancestors during their desert wanderings after the Exodus from Egypt. However, the ancient sages who read and studied this verse from the Torah disagreed about what exactly constituted these “sukkot”. One sage, Rabbi Eliezer,

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From the Executive Director Welcome to the October is-sue of the Shalom, which be-gins the High Holy Days. As we enter the High Holy Days, also known as the Days of Awe, I am happy to share the next physical upgrade to our Sanctuary, which makes a lovely 25th Anniversary gift to the congregation in times for our gathering together. Oseh Shalom has always

sought to be more inclusive, which is one of the reasons we offer sign language interpretation for High Holy Day services, the monthly Friday night Family Services, and upon request at other times throughout the year. Last year we upgraded our sound system and added live streaming of our ser-vices, which was appreciated by those who could not physically attend our services. This year to make ourselves more accessible and inclusive, Oseh Shalom has added ramps to the bima and the Torah table's platform. The ramps are mobile, allowing us to remove them when not desired and to be set up for services or ceremonies as needed. Additionally, we are setting out a mo-bile curbside ramp, which, in addition to the ramp we have built into the concrete curb at our disa-bled parking area, should make dropping off loved ones in front of the main entrance much easier. The ramps are Category 2 ADA approved. Member Irv Miller did invaluable research for us that helped select them. They are made possible by gifts from two congregant families based on member com-ments over the last year and a suggestion made to the Kadimah Committee several months ago. Once they were proposed -- and with funding in hand -- the Executive Committee rapidly approved the ramps, so we could have them in time for the High Holy Days. The bima ramp is ten feet long and thirty-six inch-es wide and will normally be set out on the Rabbi's pulpit side of the bima. Several chairs have been removed in the first rows on the left side of the Sanctuary to make way from the ramp. The Torah table platform's ramp is four feet long and will also be set on the left side of the table for easy access. (The choir is set up to the right of the Torah ta-ble.) The curb side ramp is three feet long and twenty-nine inches wide (which is the same width as the ramp for the Torah table platform). Orange cones will be put out on either side of the curb side ramp when it is in use. So, please drive carefully.

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L’Shana Tovah!

I hope that this is the start of a sweet and meaningful year for all of us. It certainly will be one of transition for our Oseh Shalom communi-ty. In the letter that Allison and I wrote to the congregation concerning the Rabbi’s decision, we stressed that it is of major importance to en-sure continuity of our religious and community practices. Also it is important that the Oseh Sha-lom calendar will continue to be filled with a va-riety of activities that will appeal to all segments of our membership. If you take a look at the Oc-tober calendar of events, you will see just what I mean.

Along with our Rosh Hashana, and Yom Kippur services, and their own related activities, we will have the chance to celebrate the festival of Suk-kot together at services, and at the homes of our members who are opening their sukkahs for our annual Sukkah Hop. We will also have the opportunity to dance and sing together in cele-bration at the Simchat Torah B’Yachad event. This year Simchat Torah promises to be even more meaningful to Oseh Shalom as the eight month process of cleaning and repairing one of our Torahs begins.

There is also a variety of activities planned that are not directly related to the High Holidays and absolutely worth looking into. There is our week-ly open Israeli dance classes that take place eve-ry Wednesday night (except for Yom Kippur of course). The Life Long Learning Committee has a program scheduled towards the end of the month to discuss the impact of the American election on public attitudes towards the Middle East. Also at the end of the month we will be having our fourth annual Farm to Sukkah dinner, which features a meal prepared using locally sourced ingredients. And of course there will be Shabbat services each Friday night and Saturday morning.

Letter from the Presidents

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Irv Miller will be organizing a training on how to help those who may need assistance traversing the bima ramp. Category 2 ADA approval means that individuals can use the ramp without assis-tance and that others may require assistance. The training is likely to be streamed and archived, so that members can also watch the training as an orientation from our website. As we begin celebrating the 25th Anniversary of our building here on Olive Branch Way, I can think of no better gift than making our services more accessible than the addition of these ramps for the congregation. Before concluding, I would like to thank all those who have helped in the office this summer: Judy Arnoff, Mona Davis, Lisa Karpf, Doris Kirschbaum, Mariyan Kolev, and Pauline Pivowar. I look forward to seeing you on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. May you be inscribed in the Book of Life and have a happy and healthy New Year. Barry Nove

Executive Director [email protected] 301-498-5151

As you can see, we mean it when we call our-selves a vibrant community. The religious services and community activities are open to everyone. Some of the activities may require reservations, and some may have a fee, or a suggested dona-tion, but they are all well worth taking the time to attend.

In regards to the rabbinical search, we are gener-ating an outline of how the process will begin. De-tails including a timeline will be made available in the near future. Our plan is to start with a short series of congregational meetings to create a broad list of what the needs, attributes, and “must haves” are for whomever we select as our next rabbi. The first of these meetings will most likely take place on a Sunday morning in the beginning of November. We hope that many of our mem-bers come to this session so we can get an accu-rate cross section of our community.

Details about all the activities mentioned in this article are available in the Shalom and on the Oseh Shalom website. You can also call the office with questions about them.

G’mar Chatima Tovah,

Andy Friedman

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Shalom! My heart was racing. My palms were sweaty. I’d drunk a little too much coffee, so my adrenaline was pumping. Best of all, I had a huge smile on my face. What am I talk-ing about? The first day of religious school! The first day is always my favorite. I get to see fa-

miliar faces, see how tall everyone’s grown over the summer and meet younger siblings. My big smile comes from knowing I will be back with the kids. My racing heart and sweaty palms, well, that’s in anticipation of meeting the par-ents. The kids know me and my silly ways. It’s the parents that I need to impress! I’m happy to say that our first day was a success, and that is a huge relief. Several parents stayed for the assembly. We passed out the school’s refrigerator page and talked about our new ShalomLearning program. We will be hosting several workshops during Café Oseh this year in connection with Shalom-Learning. In the meantime, please make sure you read the weekly newsletter (it is emailed each week). Finally, if you have not already done so, please like our Oseh Shalom Religious School page on FaceBook (@OsehRS). The more peo-ple who like the page, the better chance we will have in marketing our amazing school to unaf-filiated families around the DC/Baltimore region. B’Shalom, Renee Richards Religious School Director

News From School with Renee


Contributions

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Steve & Nancey Parker In memory of Ann Parker

Building Fund Maryrita Wieners & Dan Glaser In memory of Charles Wieners, father of Maryrita Wieners

Camp JRF Scholarship Fund Lynne Gaynes-Kaplan & Steve Kaplan In memory of George Gaynes

Community Services Fund (Social Action and Car-ing & Support) Dan Glaser & Maryrita Wieners In memory of Susanne Glaser, mother of Dan Glaser Steve & Nancey Parker In memory of Ann Parker

Green Fund John Mather In honor of Zachary Cheng

High Holiday Appeal Shari & David Argue Judy Arnoff In memory of Howard Arnoff Emily Blank In memory of Annette & Franklin Blank Gladys Blank In memory of Albert Blank Susan & Richard Burger In honor of Zack & Lindsay Burger’s Marriage The Davidson-Wolf Family Marcia & Norman Dresner In memory of our parents Karen Bonnie Eaton & Seth Eaton In memory of Helen & Herbert Bonnie and Joseph Eaton Carin & Paul Feldman Renée Firtag In memory of Philip J. Firtag Shulamit Giles In memory of Goldie Giles Elmina & Ernest Hilsenrath Martin Hoffman Steven Kaplan & Lynne Gaynes Kaplan In memory of Jacob L. Kaplan, Gertrude Kaplan, and George Gaynes Doris Kirschbaum Wynne & Robert Kleinberg In memory of Bernard & Selma Kleinberg April & Jeffrey Koeppel

Leslie & Doug Kornreich Lorraine & Bob Levan In memory of Pauline & Charlie Kaufman and Esther & Louis Levan Norman & Susan Levine In memory of Harry Levine, Florence and Milton Horowitz, and Sylvia Horowitz Martin Levy Paul & Larry Levy Sue & Mel Lippmann In memory of Karen Melody & Gary Magnus In memory of Albert Blank and Gene & Greta Magnus Claire & Curtis Menyuk In memory of Leon Schwartz & Norman Menyuk Pauline Pivowar In memory of Linda Talbot John Riehl In honor of Oseh Shalom Sandra Gordon Salant & Steve Salant Judy & David Swanner In memory of David Freschman Sheila & Steve Urman Bryna & Howard Weiss In memory of Rose & Irving Brodie Cathy & Robert Weiss In honor of our children, Ben & Michele Leah & Patrick Young In memory of Betty & Abraham Sigelman Zolt Family In memory of Richard & Nathanael Rohan

Religious School Special Events Fund Benton-Klein Family

Directed Donations Mona Davis Karen Bonnie Eaton & Seth Eaton – for flowers Sue & Mel Lippmann Sandra Gordon Salant & Steve Salant – cellist at Kol Nidre

Music & Arts Fund Kramer family In memory of Arthur Harold Kramer Steve & Nancey Parker In memory of Ann Parker Yartzeit Fund Robert Fleishman In memory of Doris R. Fleishman Steve & Nancey Parker In memory of Ann Parker


Social Action/Caring Shalom. By the time this newsletter comes out, it will be Rosh Hashanah and we will be preparing for our annual LARS Food Drive. Don't forget to take a bag (or 2) when you leave services the first day of Rosh Hashanah, and bring it back filled with non-perishable food items (suggested items are listed on the bags) on Yom Kippur.

What could be more appropriate than on a day when we are hungry we think about others who on a daily basis may go without food. Also, please keep in mind that although we have a big Food Drive over the High Holidays, LARS does need food during other times of the year as well. If you would like to bring food to Oseh, please remember the rules of Kashrut, and bring in only non-perishable items with long shelf lives. We hate to have food go to waste. In addition, please take a moment to consider doing a mitzvah. Being part of the Social Action/Caring and Support Committee is a wonderful way to help others in our Oseh Community. A lot of these ways of helping are on an “as needed” basis, such as providing a ride, making a meal or a simple phone call or an elder visit, sending a card, just to name a few. If you are interested in helping in any way, please go to: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c48a5a92ea1fc1-oneclick More details are provided on the web-site. For additional information or if you need help with signing up, please don't hesitate to contact me. B'Shalom, Felicia Friedman Social Action/Caring and Support Chairperson 240-786-6274(Home), 410-707-0749(Cell), [email protected]

Birthdays 1 Ann Wittik-Bravmann 2 Rabbi Gary Fink 2 Julianna Magnus 4 Ben Allen-Kingsland 4 Kara Beakley 4 Sarah Biederman 4 Jill Booher 4 Anne Hilsenrath 4 Kara Kramer 4 Martin Makovi 4 Marilyn Wilder 5 Robert Ginsberg 5 Dylan Holzman 6 Lissa Friedman 6 Martin Levy 7 Joshua Nachman 7 Michael Nathan 8 Geoffrey Berman 9 Jonathan Levine 9 Phillip Meyerson 10 Eric Nathan 10 Joseph Solomon 10 Rich Thomas 11 Mark Dziengiel 11 Benjamin Kleinberg 11 Jamie LeRoy 11 Stephen Urman 12 Eric Simon 14 Joshua Bers 14 Noah Bers

14 Scott Holzman 15 Jason Firestone 15 Donna Greenwald 15 Valerie Kaplan 15 George Stone 16 Daniel Greenwald 16 Levi Gruhn 16 Alan Wilder 17 Dan Glaser 19 James Fogle 19 Bill Putman 19 Pat Young 21 Roman Kowalczyk 21 Eve Robbins-Spevack 22 Michael Fleishman 22 Jamie Gabel 22 Sandra Gordon-Salant 22 Sara Shine 23 Alan Friedman 23 Phyllis Kramer 24 Robin Gilbert 24 Jacob Wasserman 24 Jeremy Weissenburger 28 Leon Litow 29 Paula Finedore 29 Laura Menyuk 29 Zoe Sheppard 30 Matthew Loeb 30 Michael Shugar 31 Cody Brick

Anniversaries 8 Tim Livengood & Gwyn Fireman 8 Pat & Leah Young 9 David & Betsy Adelman 9 Eric & Jackie Land 10 Marty & Jill Goozman 11 Marc & Laura Applestein 12 Edward Cheng & Tamar Eskin 14 Benjamin & Stephanie Fogle 16 Melvin & Laura Stern 18 Maurice & Margrit Assaraf 18 Lee & Tammy Goldberg 19 Steve & Ida Lenet 20 Jeremy & Amy Weissenburger 22 Robert & Joanne Berger 24 Jason & Kara Beakley 24 James & Elaine Firestone 24 David & Elizabeth Leight 27 Andreas Anwander & Talya Frelick 29 David & Judy Swanner


ONEG HOST REMINDER When you receive your email or letter notifying you of your scheduled date for hosting an Oneg, WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU as soon as possible, WHETHER YOU CAN MAKE YOUR DATE OR NOT. We need time to find an alternate to take your place if you cannot keep your assigned date, and we will reschedule you if possible, or put you on our reserve list for a future opening.

Please respond to Lisa Karpf at [email protected] when you receive your email or letter.

Thank you for your prompt response.

Lisa Karpf, Chair, Oneg Host Coordinator

Sponsor a Friday Night Oneg Shabbat

Honor a loved one by sponsoring an oneg. This is a unique and special way to commemorate life events, such as birthdays, anniversaries, bar/bat mitzvahs and special additions to the family. You would also be contrib-uting to the spirit of community following erev Shabbat services. The oneg sponsor honors are listed in both the weekly bima notes and the Shalom. Each sponsor honor is $25; the funds benefit the entire congregation. Please notify Mona Davis at [email protected] or anyone of the Sisterhood members to sponsor an oneg.


Yahrzeits 10/1/2016 David Brener, father of Fany Kusnetz 10/1/2016 Donald L. Street, father of Donald Street 10/2/2016 Amy Freed, friend of Joanne Berger 10/2/2016 Morton Burger, father of Richard Burger 10/2/2016 Rubin Whitman, grandfather of Gary Magnus 10/3/2016 Peter Everett, brother-in-law of Sonya Everett 10/3/2016 David Friedl, brother of Mary Meyerson 10/4/2016 Arlene Einstein, mother of Ted Einstein 10/4/2016 Ralph Garfinkle, grandfather of Andrew Lincoln 10/5/2016 Florence Meil, grandmother of Joanne Berger 10/5/2016 Nettie Rubel, sister of Renee Firtag and aunt of Linda Solomon 10/6/2016 Max Wilder, father of Alan Wilder 10/7/2016 Anne Ginsberg, mother of Robert Ginsberg 10/8/2016 Irving Meyerson, father of Neal Meyerson and father-in-law of Mary Meyerson 10/10/2016 Evelyn Cohen, mother of Nancey Parker 10/10/2016 Ashton Nathaniel Parker, father of Vernel Thomas 10/11/2016 Anne Shugar, mother of Michael Shugar 10/12/2016 Sam Horowitz, grandfather of Susan Levine 10/12/2016 Nathaniel Rohan, son of Andi Zolt 10/13/2016 Bernice Smith Brand Zamutt, mother of Robin Edelberg 10/13/2016 Sol Krasner, father of Donna Greenwald 10/13/2016 *Linda Talbott, daughter of Pauline Pivowar 10/13/2016 *Sidney Schlossenberg, father of Ellis Schlossenberg 10/13/2016 Martha Gudelsky, mother of Holly Stone 10/15/2016 Teresa Cornell, mother of Michael Cornell 10/17/2016 Aida Friedman, mother of Alan Friedman 10/17/2016 Lillian Levan, aunt of Bob Levan 10/17/2016 Miriam Diamond, grandmother of Cathy Weiss 10/20/2016 Robert Clarke Booher, son of John & Jill Booher 10/20/2016 Anna Butler, grandmother of Valerie Kaplan 10/20/2016 *Jean Myers, mother of Carolyn Makovi 10/20/2016 Philip Pokodner, father of Gary Pokodner 10/21/2016 Elizabeth Levin, grandmother of Gary Gaines and Elizabeth Gaines 10/22/2016 Frieda Magnus, grandmother of Gary Magnus 10/22/2016 *Hyman Eisenblatt, great uncle of Mark Pomerantz 10/24/2016 *Evelyn Klein, mother of Stephen Klein and grandmother of Kelly Benton-Klein 10/24/2016 *Helene Berz Bonnie, mother of Karen Bonnie Eaton 10/25/2016 Sadie Kay, grandmother of Linda Bergofsky 10/25/2016 *Malcom Neil Liebroder, cousin of Mark Pomerantz 10/25/2016 Doris Jaspen, aunt of Beth Souba 10/26/2016 Jane Schimel, mother of Ronald Schimel 10/27/2016 *Bernice Rubinstein, aunt of Marilyn Bernhardt 10/27/2016 Albert Butler, father of Valerie Kaplan 10/27/2016 *Frances Braunstein, aunt of Stephen Schoenfeld 10/28/2016 Lora Riehl, mother of John Riehl 10/28/2016 Ruth Springer, stepmother of Gail Schimel 10/31/2016 *Matilda Weiner, mother of Marilyn Bernhardt 10/31/2016 Joseph Wexler Eaton, father of Seth Eaton 10/31/2016 Zina Hirsh, mother of Don Hirsh 10/31/2016 Rita Pauline Lann, aunt of Helen Lann


Applications for Oseh Shalom's 2017

Camp JRF Scholarships Oseh Shalom is again offering financial assistance to help families send their kids to the Jewish Re-constructionist Federation's summer camp, Camp JRF, in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. It's been shown that attending a Jewish summer camp can be a truly transformative experience. All of the Oseh kids who have attended Camp JRF have had a wonderful time! Our scholarships cover a portion of Camp JRF's cost for families in financial need. The amount we can provide depends on how many families apply for assistance, their level of need, and the current amount in our scholarship fund. Since our fund is supported entirely by voluntary contributions from Oseh members, we encourage everyone to make a contribution, large or small, to the fund. Families seeking financial assistance should fill out a confidential application, which is reviewed by Oseh Shalom's scholarship committee. Please con-tact John Finedore:

[email protected] to obtain a 2017 application form. The deadline for submitting this form is January 15, 2017. Our scholarship committee will make funding decisions at that time. Preference is given to families apply-ing for support for the first time.

Families who apply for an Oseh scholarship should also apply for financial aid directly from Camp JRF. In addition, first-time campers should apply for a grant from "One Happy Camper," which provides grants (that are not needs-based) of up to $1,000 to children attending an overnight Jewish camp for the first time. To apply for a Camp JRF summer session and for more information about Camp JRF's financial aid and "One Happy Camper," visit the

Camp's website, campjrf.org. Camp JRF's sum-mer sessions do fill up, so we encourage you to act early!


Community News Baruch Dayan ha'Emet The congregation sends its deepest sympathy and condolences to Bill Frelick on the passing of his father Robert W. Frelick, M.D., z"l. May the family be comforted among the mourners of Israel. Mazel Tov Mazel Tov to Linda and Art Solomon on the birth of their grandson, Adrian (Ari) Philip Solomon. Thank you Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the wonderful Oseh people who brought meals to us when I returned from the hospital. It will take me a while to mend, but I get stronger each day. Your help was really essential. You are all wonderful. Leah Young

GIANT’S A+ SCHOOL REWARDS Oseh Shalom is again participating in A+ School Rewards, a great fundraising program run through our local Giant! This is an easy way for you to help us earn CASH each time you shop at any Giant Store. Please help our school and register your Gi-ant Card to Oseh - our ID is 02475. Registration opened in September, so please regis-ter today if you haven’t already. If you have signed up in the past, you do not need to reregister. Let’s get over 200 cards registered to help Oseh. You can have friends, family, and neighbors sign up with us too if they aren’t supporting another organ-ization. Registration is easy. But please have your 12 digit card number ready when you register (If you don’t know it, call 1-877-366-2668 and choose option 1). All you have to do is go to www.giantfood.com/aplus and select register your card, which is locat-ed in the red box on the right for customers. Fol-low the prompts to complete your registration or you can call 1-877-Ask-Aplus (1-877-275-2758) and they can register your card for you! After you register, all you have to do is use your card each time you shop at Giant and you will earn CASH for Oseh Shalom. You can track the number of points you are earning for our school by check-ing your grocery receipt starting October 7, 2016 through March 16, 2017.

Oseh needs your support! Please take a moment to register your Giant Card today! And don’t forget to tell your friends and neighbors to do the same. It could mean the world to us. Thank you! Kelly

SCRIP AND GIANT GIFT CARD PROGRAMS HAVE MERGED For those of you who are using Scrip—thanks a million. For those who haven’t, we hope you try it out soon. For those who have been buying Giant Gift Cards through Heidi, thanks a million too. Starting this month, the Giant Gift Card program is being rolled into the Scrip program. This will not change anything for those who have been buying the cards other than how Oseh orders the cards. With this merger, we are now offering all members the opportunity to put standing orders in with Scrip. You can tell me what you want to order on a monthly basis and then you can send in a pay-ment every month or authorize Oseh to make an automatic withdrawal from your bank. If you want to set up automatic withdrawals, contact Kelly for the form. If you are a Giant Card participant and want to add to your order, please let me know. You can adjust your standing order (maybe you want a Shell gas card) or just purchase additional cards as needed.


New Synagogue-wide “One Book” Read Explores a Search for Jewish Roots The Lifelong Learning Committee has selected An Orphan in History: One Man's Triumphant Search for his Jew Roots by the late Paul Cowan for our Oseh Shalom “One Book” synagogue-wide read. After growing up as a fully assimilated Jew, Paul Cowan embarked in his mid-thirties upon a journey to discover and appreciate his true identity and heritage. This “orphan in history” relates his search for these roots, detailing the path he took from his Park Avenue home to nineteenth-century Lithuania to a contemporary Israeli kibbutz, leading to remarkable personal discoveries that will move everyone who has yearned to know more about their past.

Join us on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 10 AM for a book talk brunch led by Dr. Eliyana Adler, Associate Profes-sor of History and Jewish Studies at Penn State. She is a historian of the modern Jewish experience in Eastern Europe with particular interests in the history of religion, education, and gender studies. New copies of the book (originally published in 2002 by Jewish Lights Publishing) are available on www.amazon.com and from Barnes and Noble (www.bn.com ) for $16.99. Used copies are offered for less. Please contact Marla Singer (301-725-5338) or at [email protected] if you need help obtaining a copy.

For questions, please contact

Barbara Margolis

[email protected]

or

Judy Katz

[email protected]

Congregation Oseh Shalom and the Lifelong Learning Committee

cordially invite you to the Irv Goldstein Memorial Lecture

Special guest speaker

Dr. Shibley Telhami

Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace at the University of Maryland

umdrightnow.umd.edu/expert/shibley-telhami

“The Impact of the American Elec�on on Public A�-

tudes toward the Middle East."

Dessert reception to follow.

DATE: Sunday, October 30

TIME: 7:00 PM

LOCATION: Oseh Shalom Sanctuary


September 9 Tamar Eskin and Edward Cheng in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Zachary

October 7 Makovi family in honor of Marty’s birthday Doris Kirschbaum in honor of the birthday of grandson, Ian Leah and Patrick Young in honor of their 50th anniversary Ginsberg family in honor of Robert’s birthday

October 14 Sharon Cohen and Richard Cerkovnik in honor of their B’nai Mitzvah of their chil-dren David, Benjamin, and Jessica Cerkovnik Robin Edelberg and family in memory of Bernice Brand Solomon family in honor of Joseph’s birthday Urman family in honor of Stephen’s birthday Bers family in honor of Noah and Joshua’s birthdays Lara and Jody in honor of the birthday of their mother, Val Kaplan Elmina and Ernest Hilsenrath in honor of the birthday of their grandson, Zachary Andrew Russell Stone family in honor of George’s birthday

October 21 Maryrita Wieners in honor of Dan Glaser’s birthday Margrit and Maurice Assaraf in honor of their anniversary Lynne Gaynes-Kaplan and Steve Kaplan in honor of their anniversary

October 28 Litow family in honor of Leon’s birthday Menyuk family in honor of Laura’s birthday Finedore family in honor of Paula’s birthday Elaine and Jim Firestone in honor of their anniversary and the birthdays of Deborah and Jason

Oneg Sponsors

Consider Oseh Shalom when planning your Simcha’s needs! Reasonable and competitive rates for use of our Social Hall, Kitchen,

Rooms, and Sanctuary.

For details and availability contact:

Barry Nove, Executive Director @ 301-498-5151 or [email protected]


Candle Lighting Tim

es

Dates Lighting Time

Havdalah Parsha Haftarah

September 30-October 1 6:32 PM 7:38 PM Nitzavim

Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20

Isaiah 61:10-63:9

October 2

Erev Rosh haShanah

6:29 PM

October 3-4

Rosh haShanah

7:35 PM 7:33 PM

October 5

Tzom Gedaliah

October 7-8

Shabbat Shuvah

6:21 PM 7:27 PM Vayeilech

Deuteronomy 31:1-30

Hosea 14:2-10, Micah 7:18-20, Joel 2:5-27

October 11-12

Yom Kipur

6:15 PM 7:21 PM

October 14-15

6:10 PM 7:17 PM ha'Azinu

Deuteronomy 32:1-52

II Samuel 22:1-51

October 18-21

Sukot II - V

October 21-22

Sukot VI

6:01 PM 7:07 PM

October 23

Hoshana Raba

5:58 PM

October 24

Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah

7:05 PM

October 28-29

5:52 PM 6:59 PM Bereshit

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Isaiah 42:5-43:10; Isaiah 42:5-21*

October 16-17

Erev Sukot – Sukot I

6:08 PM 7:14 PM

* The first haftarah is read by Ashkenazim, the second by Sefardim.

Oseh Shalom Calendar Highlights

October 2016

October 5, 12, 19, 26 8:15 PM Israeli Dance

October 14, 21, 28 8:00 PM Shabbat Evening Service

October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service

October 9, 16, 23, 30 9:00 AM Religious School

October 5, 19, 26 5:00 PM Lower School

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October 2 7:30 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Service

October 3 9:00 AM Rosh Hashanah Alef Service

12:45 PM Tashlih in the Park

1:45 PM Rosh Hashanah Beit Service

7:30 PM Rosh Hashanah Service (2nd Day)

October 4 9:00 AM Rosh Hashanah Service (2nd Day)

October 5 7:15 PM Executive Committee Meeting

8:00 PM Board Meeting

October 6 7:00 PM HHD Kugel Bake

October 7 7:30 PM Shabbat Family Service

October 9 9:00 AM Pre-K

11:45 AM TeenConnect

October 11 7:30 PM Erev Yom Kippur Service

October 12 9:00 AM Yom Kippur Service—Aleph with Yizkor

1:30 PM Yom Kippur—Beit Service with Yizkor

3:30 PM Afternoon Torah Study

4:15 PM Pre-Minha Meditation

4:45 PM Martyrology Service

5:00 PM Minha Service

7:00 PM Break-the-Fast (Reservation Required)

October 15 10:00 AM B’nai Mitzvot of Benjamin, David, & Jessica

Cerkovnik

October 16 10:00 AM Lifelong Learning

11:45 AM Torah Study

8:00 PM Erev Sukkot Service

October 17 10:00 AM Sukkot Service

October 22-23 Sukkah Hop

October 23 10:00 AM Membership Committee Meeting

6:00 PM B’Yachad—Simhat Torah Dinner

7:00 PM Simha Torah/Shemini Atzeret Service

October 24 10:00 AM Simhat Torah/Shemini Atzeret Service—Yizkor

October 29 6:00 PM Farm to Sukkah Dinner

October 30 11:45 AM Torah Study

7:00 PM LLL—Irv Goldstein Memorial Lecture


Rabbi Rabbi Doug Heifetz 301-498-5151 [email protected]

Rabbi Emeritus Rabbi Gary Fink 301-498-5151 [email protected]

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Co-President Allison Holtz 410-531-0757 [email protected]

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Membership Ann Wittik-Bravmann 410-792-2868 [email protected]

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believed that the verse referred to the divine Clouds of Glory that miraculously shielded the people on their journey. Another sage, Rabbi Akiva, believed that the verse referred literally to the simple huts that the people built for shelter during that time. The first opinion emphasizes our vulnerability: it was God who took care of us then, and none of us ever ought to consider ourselves an island of pure independence. The second opinion highlights our adaptability and creativity: we persevered and eventually thrived under difficult circumstances and with simple means. Together, the two opinions suggest a message of strong spiritual balance. The sukkah embodies the dual message that our lives are in many ways fragile and dependent on count-less forces beyond ourselves, and yet our ingenuity, dedicated actions, and thoughtful partnerships can help us to live with grace and simplicity. Besides these meanings, many Jews find joy and comfort in the relatively simple acts of carpentry, pruning, and other outdoor work typically involved in the construction of the sukkah. After the in-tensely prayerful, introspective, and spiritually weighty holiday of Yom Kippur, sukkah builders espe-cially welcome the mild outdoor physicality as a change of pace. Building a sukkah can be easy and fun. You can find many kits and sets of instructions to help. Local judaica stores often stock supplies. I bought my sukkah kit online years ago from The Sukkah Pro-ject (www.sukkot.com). Occasionally I make minor adjustments and improvements. Recently I bought new oil lamps to add festive light to the setup. If you decide to build a sukkah, then you, too, can also personalize and improve it over the years. Best wishes for a Shanah Tovah, a happy new year. I look forward to sharing the Jewish fall holi-days at Oseh Shalom, including the wonderful festival of Sukkot. Shalom, Rabbi Doug

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